Tree Tour in Princeton Preview

Dawn Redwood (Matasequoia glyptostroboides)

The Dawn Redwood belongs to the conifer species and is related to the giant sequoia but sheds its leaves seasonally. The needles are opposite, 1-3 cm long. They are bright fresh green turning a foxy red-brown in the summer. There are two Dawn Redwood trees on Prospect Avenue and several other ones on the streets of Princeton, among them a beautiful example of Marquand Park

Kentucky Coffee ( Gymnocladus dioicus)

Relatively fast growing tree that sheds its leaves early during the fall. The tree bears large bean pods. The beans were used by early settlers as a substitute for coffee

White ash

Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)

The Quercus acutissima

zelkova ( zelkova serrata)

Medium-size common street tree imported from Asia. Tree as a short trunk with branches growing upward in a V shape. The Zelkova has compound leaves with elliptical leaflets with serrated ednges.

Callery Pear ( Pyrus calleryana)

Widely-used mid-sized ornamental tree with conical crown. Blooms with white flowers in the spring and retains leaves well into the fall

Black gum tree

Honey locust tree